Thesaurus results for MOLL

moll

noun

Definition of moll

as in mistress

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Recent Examples of moll The client, Dasha (Kayla Carlson), is a former Russian mob moll who turned against her abusive ex-boyfriend Alexei (Brian Gilleece), but didn’t have to appear in court due to the potential danger to her life. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love. — Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024

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Noun

There are visceral descriptions of the hanging of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2026
Clairmont, Byron’s mistress and mother of his unborn child, had orchestrated the introduction between Byron and the group.

— Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistress

Noun

Rose has been awaiting death since 1977 for the kidnap and murder of Lisa Berry, the 8-year-old daughter of his former girlfriend.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The trial is expected to start Thursday for a man accused of fatally running over his girlfriend, a junior in high school, in Burlington in 2023 during a night allegedly involving underage drinking and a violent argument.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026